{"podcast":{"title":"StoryRay Podcast","slug":"storyray-podcast-7103059","podcast_index_feed_id":7103059,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1119343bc/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://storyray.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45798311/45798311-1776418835189-1005e5e9ec5a2.jpg","author":"Marlon J. Green","episode_count":32,"summary":"At the intersection of truth, culture and communication, media professional Marlon J. Green shares insights on storytelling craft, connection and the human condition.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T08:26:46.719493+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/storyray-podcast-7103059"},"episode":{"title":"The Truth About Screenwriters and 'Personal-Connection' with Stories they Write","slug":"the-truth-about-screenwriters-and-personal-connection-with-stories-they-write","published_at":"2025-12-09T16:18:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/storyray-podcast-7103059/the-truth-about-screenwriters-and-personal-connection-with-stories-they-write","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/storyray-podcast-7103059","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marlon37/episodes/The-Truth-About-Screenwriters-and-Personal-Connection-with-Stories-they-Write-e3i1i5u","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1119343bc/podcast/play/118589054/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-17%2F422259435-44100-2-1137223cfca18.mp3","summary":"One question that has become popular for executives to ask screenwriters is, 'what is your personal connection to the material?'. The question is misguided in the assumption that writers need to be able to verbalize or explain why they are \"authorized\" to write the tings they write. In this episode I talk about why that question is wrong and should be avoided. Find me at: StoryRay.com","meta_description":"One question that has become popular for executives to ask screenwriters is, 'what is your personal connection to the material?'. The question is misguide…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":984,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/storyray-podcast-7103059/episodes/the-truth-about-screenwriters-and-personal-connection-with-stories-they-write/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/storyray-podcast-7103059/the-truth-about-screenwriters-and-personal-connection-with-stories-they-write.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}